[Spridgets] Where's my Oil? No LBC, but auto related

[David Riker]

The oil is being burnt, but because the catalytic converter is still working 
well, the excess polutants are being burnt.  You won't see blue smoke until 
the catalitic converter clogs or burns out.  If you have an extended service 
contract, (a good one, like HondaCare) excess oil consumption is a covered 
repair.
David Riker


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <rrengineer at dslextreme.com>
To: <spridgets at autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, March 10, 2008 1:06 AM
Subject: [Spridgets] Where's my Oil? No LBC, but auto related


>     I have a 2004 Honda Accord Coupe, 5 speed, 4 cylinder.  About 4 days
> ago I was comong home from work (63 miles) and 5 miles from home my
> oil light started blinking.  I pulled into a convenience store
> parking lot and found no oil on the dipstick.  It took 3 quarts to
> fill it back up!  I had to put in the wrong wt oil because the
> convenience store did not have 5W-20.  So, I immediately went to the
> Honda dealer near me and had the oil changed.  When it was on the
> lift I looked under the car.  It was bone dry under there.  No leaks
> from the drain plug or filter.  I had not changed the oil in about
> 7000 miles because I work 7 days a week and did not have a chance to.
> Or, maybe I forgot.  Anyway even if you go 7000 miles on a car that
> has 72000 miles on it, the oil should be dark, not missing.  So now I
> have gone 3 round trips to work after the oil cjange and I am down
> more than half a quart!  Where could the oil be going?!?  It is not
> in the antifreeze or leaking and there is no blue smoke out the back.
> I'm ready to do another oil change and sell it or trade it in.
>
> Mike MacLean
> 60 Sprite
> 56 BN2